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Caught in a Crunch

It was an eventful week at Mecum Auctions’ recent four-day Dallas/Fort Worth sale — hundreds of cars sold and only four crashed! The accident happened in the post-sale staging area, where three of the cars were parked. A driver, presumably a Mecum employee, was moving a 1958 Willys resto-mod pickup. […]

Half-Price Sports Cars

I was sure my 1966 Alfa Romeo Duetto would bring $75,000 — if not more — when I listed it on Bring a Trailer in July 2024. It had a perfect pedigree, had never, ever been rusty, and came with a rare, restored factory steel hard top. A red Duetto had […]

Redeeming Porsche’s Black Sheep

The 996-series Porsche 911 Carrera is the most-affordable 911 — and it always will be. Long billed as the Next Big Thing in the Porsche market for a good decade now, values of the 1999–2004 Carrera swelled, dipped and stagnated while its pre- and post-contemporaries have not. That’s a shame […]

1979 Lincoln Mark V Collector’s Series

This 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V is a Collector’s Series example that was delivered new to Uptown Motors Inc. of Milwaukee, WI, and remained in long-term storage in a collection in Wisconsin until 2024. Now indicating 97 miles, the car is finished in Midnight Blue Metallic over Midnight Blue velour […]

1988 Porsche 911 Carrera

This stunning Carrera 3.2 was ordered new by a Mr. Jacques Boudet, resident in Louveciennes, FRA, on June 18, 1988. Copies of the bill of sale and the original temporary registration document are on file. The Porsche then passed to a Mr. Guy Rocchi before being bought by Mr. Fornas […]

1977 Maserati Khamsin

Completed in 1977, this remarkable Maserati Khamsin, chassis number AM120US1142, left the factory in Giallo Fly (Fly Yellow) over Nero (black) upholstery, with the desirable 5-speed ZF manual transmission. Said to be one of only seven U.S.-delivery examples built in this livery, it was consigned new to Maserati Automobiles California […]

2021 Ferrari Monza SP1

Across both SP1 and SP2 variants only 499 cars were produced for Ferrari’s most treasured clients. The example offered here — chassis number 270155 — is, incredibly, even more exclusive. Built in July 2021, it was delivered new to the Tailored For Speed Collection in November via Garage Niki Hasler […]

1998 Ferrari 333 SP

Despite Ferrari’s incredible Grand Prix record, arguably its most legendary accomplishments have arrived in the arena of sports-car racing. Through to 1974, the marque amassed 15 World Sportscar Championship titles, eight victories in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, seven Mille Miglia wins and seven more triumphs in the Targa […]

Hard Lessons in the BaT Game

A friend recently sold his 2000 Ferrari 360 Modena. In classic red over black, with 31k miles, it was a driver, but it had the desirable gated 6-speed manual. The CARFAX was clean and a recent belt and fluid service meant it was ready to use. This was his third try […]

Back to Basics

The 2002 of the 1960s–70s introduced a legion of enthusiasts to fun-to-drive BMWs, but as time went on, the Bavarian brand’s models grew in size. BMW struggled to strike the right balance with “compact” versions of both the E36 and E46 3 Series but finally struck the right balance with […]